Usage examples of "what is his name?" in English with translation to German

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what is his name? wie heißt er?

What is his age? Wie alt ist er?

His beautiful wife is his pride. Seine schöne Frau ist sein Stolz.

What is it that you want me to do? Was soll ich machen?

He heard his name called from behind. Er hörte, wie jemand von hinten seinen Namen rief.

This is his answer to my letter. Dies ist seine Antwort auf meinen Brief.

What is the meaning of this phrase? Was bedeutet dieser Satz?

Everyone in town knows his name. In der Stadt kennt jeder seinen Namen.

Writing news stories is his job. Neue Geschichten zu schreiben ist sein Beruf.

What is the subject of your lecture? Was ist das Thema deines Vortrags?

He was about to fall asleep, when he heard his name called. Er war gerade beim Einschlafen, als er seinen Namen rufen hörte.

Ogai is his favorite author. Ogai ist sein Lieblingsschriftsteller.

It is a difficult task, choosing what is "right" or "wrong", but you have to do it. Es ist eine schwere Aufgabe, zwischen "richtig" und "falsch" zu unterscheiden, aber man muss es tun.

I forgot the name of your brother; what's his name? Ich habe den Namen deines Bruders vergessen, wie heißt er nochmal?

"Where is his book?" "It is on the table." "Wo ist sein Buch?" "Es liegt auf dem Tisch."

He is what is called a self-made man. Er ist das, was man einen Selfmademan nennt.

I've forgotten his name. Ich habe seinen Namen vergessen.

This is his car, I think. Das ist sein Auto, glaube ich.

Hi, my name is Pekka. What is your name? Hallo, ich heiße Pekka. Wie heißt du?

Ken couldn't recall his name. Ken konnte sich nicht mehr an seinen Namen erinnern.

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